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half-baked

Ill-conceived; not well thought out or planned. Likened to something that has only cooked in the oven for half the time necessary. Stop coming up with these half-baked schemes! They'll never work! I could tell the project was only half-baked from the beginning, but I kept my head down and said nothing.

If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake

An expression of one's excitement when they have seen someone unexpectedly. Oh my gosh, If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake! How wonderful to see you, Ted!
See also: baked, cake, have, if, knew

baked

1. mod. sunburned. I was out in the sun until I got totally baked.
2. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. I’ve never seen anybody so baked.

half-baked

1. mod. badly thought out. It would have been approved if it weren’t so half-baked.
2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Fred got himself sort of half-baked every Saturday night.

If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake

An expression of delighted surprise at finding someone whose appearance was unanticipated. The title of a 1950 hit record by Eileen Barton, the phrase quickly caught on, and for at least a decade thereafter anyone who appeared where least expected was likely to be greeted with “If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake.”
See also: baked, cake, have, if, knew
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